SB1478 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
SB1478

Introduced 2/18/2009, by Sen. Linda Holmes

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

305 ILCS 5/5-5.4d new
305 ILCS 5/5-5.4e new
305 ILCS 5/5-5.4f new
305 ILCS 5/5-5.4g new

Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that for child care institutions, group homes, facilities licensed by the Department of Public Health under the Nursing Home Care Act as Intermediate Care for the Developmentally Disabled facilities, or facilities licensed by the Department of Human Services under the Community-Integrated Living Arrangements Licensure and Certification Act, in any calendar year in which there is a cost-of-living increase in federal Supplemental Security Income benefits or Social Security Administration payments, the Department of Healthcare and Family Services (and the Department of Children and Family Services, in the case of child care institutions and group homes) shall increase the Medicaid per diem rate paid to those facilities by an amount equal to the total amount of the increase in Supplemental Security Income benefits or Social Security Administration payments. Effective immediately.

FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning public aid.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by adding Sections 5-5.4d, 5-5.4e, 5-5.4f, and 5-5.4g as follows:

(305 ILCS 5/5-5.4d new)

Sec. 5-5.4d. Child care institutions; pass-through of SSI or Social Security increase. For facilities licensed by the Department of Children and Family Services as child care institutions under the Child Care Act of 1969, in any calendar year in which there is a cost-of-living increase in federal Supplemental Security Income benefits or Social Security Administration payments, the Department of Children and Family Services and the Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall increase the per diem rate paid to those facilities under this Article by an amount equal to the total amount of the increase in Supplemental Security Income benefits or Social Security Administration Payments.

(305 ILCS 5/5-5.4e new)

Sec. 5-5.4e. Group homes; pass-through of SSI or Social Security increase. For facilities licensed by the Department of Children and Family Services as group homes under the Child Care Act of 1969, in any calendar year in which there is a cost-of-living increase in federal Supplemental Security Income benefits or Social Security Administration payments, the Department of Children and Family Services and the Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall increase the per diem rate paid to those facilities under this Article by an amount equal to the total amount of the increase in Supplemental Security Income benefits or Social Security Administration Payments.

(305 ILCS 5/5-5.4f new)

Sec. 5-5.4f. ICF/DD; pass-through of SSI or Social Security increase. For facilities licensed by the Department of Public Health under the Nursing Home Care Act as Intermediate Care for the Developmentally Disabled facilities, in any calendar year in which there is a cost-of-living increase in federal Supplemental Security Income benefits or Social Security Administration payments, the Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall increase the per diem rate paid to those facilities under this Article by an amount equal to the total amount of the increase in Supplemental Security Income benefits or Social Security Administration payments.

(305 ILCS 5/5-5.4g new)

Sec. 5-5.4g. CILA; pass-through of SSI or Social Security increase. For facilities licensed by the Department of Human Services under the Community-Integrated Living Arrangements Licensure and Certification Act, in any calendar year in which there is a cost-of-living increase in federal Supplemental Security Income benefits or Social Security Administration payments, the Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall increase the per diem rate paid to those facilities under this Article by an amount equal to the total amount of the increase in Supplemental Security Income benefits or Social Security Administration payments.

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.